Los Angeles-Based Fridman Group International Expands Into Texas

The Fridman Group International is expanding into Texas, and it’s bringing four former Douglas Elliman brokers on board.

The group, led by Tomer Fridman and Isidora Fridman, is based in Los Angeles and specializes in luxury real estate. The Fridmans, who are son and mother, together opened Sotheby’s Israel, and they work with celebrity clients in L.A.

“There has always been a regal, sophisticated market in Texas that I’ve admired from a distance. Tesla and Goldman Sachs moving to Texas show the vision of the future marketplace and consumer appetite,” Tomer Fridman said. “Now, we see it more relevant in my day-to-day conversations with financial investors and business managers on behalf of my clients. Many are thinking of making the move for favorable tax structures or state policies with the grounds, grand estates and architecture that they’ve always appreciated.”

The group’s Texas team are: Nadia Black, Walker Freeman, Jeremy Harris and Thomas Do.

Black, based in Dallas, has represented sales for projects including the Bleu Ciel high-rise condos in downtown Dallas, and the Kessler West portfolio, a land sale for multifamily in Oak Cliff.

Harris is based in Austin and focuses on Lakeway and Bee Caves.

Do, based in Dallas, has a background in hospitality and customer service, and he is bilingual in English and Vietnamese.

Freeman is a ranch specialist based in Austin.

The agents will work out of Compass offices in Austin and Dallas.

Here’s what else is shaking in Texas real estate.

Dallas-based Judge Fite Company is expanding again.

The largest Century 21 brokerage in Texas, Judge Fite has acquired Century 21 Property Advisors in Granbury, the Dallas Morning News reported.

The group, formed in 1973, has about 36 brokers and handles sales in Hood, Parker, Erath, Johnson, Somervell, Collin and Tarrant counties. It has offices in Granbury, Godley, Glen Rose and McKinney.

Judge Fite purchased Century 21 Icon in Waco in October. The generational brokerage, led by president and CEO Jim Fite, is about 86 years old. It handled $1.8 billion in property sales last year, the outlet reported.